Abstract: A surface electromyography signal-torque matching method based on multi-segmentation parallel CNN model (MSP-CNN model), step 1: collecting torque signals and surface electromyography (sEMG) signals when tightening a bolt; step 2: dividing a range of a transducer by at least two granularities, generating a plurality of torque sub-ranges corresponding to the at least two granularities and labeling the plurality of torque sub-ranges with torque labels; step 3: generating sEMG graphs of the sEMG signals in each time window; step 4: determining the torque labels of each time window under each of the at least two granularities according to the torque sub-ranges that average values of torques fall in; step 5: establishing a sample set; step 6: building a MSP-CNN model, and training parallel independent CNN models with sample datasets; and step 7: inputting the sEMG signals of the operator during assembly into trained MSP-CNN model and identifying assembly torques.

Abstract: An inspection jig is used for inspection for an inspection target device including a flexible substrate having a flexible base material with external connection terminals formed thereon. The inspection jig is composed of an inspection device and an attraction part. The inspection device has inspection terminals, and the inspection terminals have vacuum attraction holes. The attraction part has an attraction surface. The external connection terminals have first through holes. In inspection, the attraction part is placed on the front surface of the flexible base material so that the first through holes and the vacuum attraction holes overlap each other and the attraction surface covers the first through holes, and the insides of the first through holes and the vacuum attraction holes are made into vacuum, whereby the attraction surface is attracted to the flexible base material and the external connection terminals are attracted to the inspection terminals.

Abstract: A system (100) and method can monitor a reflectance of a mirror target that includes at least one curved mirror (M). The system (100) can take a first irradiance measurement of the sun (S), the first irradiance measurement representing a direct solar irradiance. The system (100) can take a second irradiance measurement that represents an irradiance from a reflection of the sun (S) from the mirror target plus background irradiance from a reflection of the sky from the mirror target. The system (100) can take a third irradiance measurement that represents the background irradiance from the reflection of the sky from the mirror target. The system (100) can determine a reflectance of the mirror target from the first, second, and third irradiance measurements. The system (100) can compare the reflectance to a specified reflectance threshold, and, upon determining that the reflectance of the mirror target is less than the specified reflectance threshold, can generate an alert signal.

Abstract: The disclosure describes various aspects of different for automated testing of optical assemblies. A system is described that includes an arm (e.g., a motorized arm) configured to be positioned over an optical assembly having a base plate with multiple optical elements that form one or more optical beam paths. The system also includes at least one optical tool that is configured to be removably attached to the arm and has a measurement instrument to perform a specified test on at least one of the optical beam paths. The arm is configured to adjust its position over the optical assembly to move the optical tool to the correct place to perform the specified test. The system may also include an optical tool changer configured to hold the optical tool in a tool holder when not attached to the arm and to hold additional optical tools in respective tool holders.

Abstract: A transmitter generates a first electrical signal comprising a first low-frequency signal, an empty period, and a pump pulse having a first frequency; and a second electrical signal comprising a second low-frequency signal and at least two probe pulses, each probe pulse having a second frequency that differs from the first frequency. The transmitter modulates first and second optical subcarriers having different polarizations using the first and second electrical signals, respectively. The transmitter generates an optical signal from the first and second optical subcarriers, wherein the first and second low-frequency signals overlap in time, wherein the empty period overlaps in time with one of the probe pulses, and wherein the pump pulse overlaps in time with another one of the probe pulses. The optical signal is detected at a receiver over an optical link, and the receiver uses the optical signal to estimate nonlinear phase shift in the optical link.

Abstract: A method for checking or testing the profile of the path of contact of involute helical cylindrical gears is disclosed. The crossed helical gear transmits motion through the profile of the path of contact, and checking or testing the profile of the path of contact can reflect the transmission quality and working stability of the gear and the actual motion condition. In the gear hobbing, the grinding, the shaving and other generating machining, the movement of tools and gears is achieved based on the profile of the path of contact, and controlling the profile of the path of contact has unique advantages in controlling the quality of gear processing.

Abstract: The present disclosure shows a system for checking a correct mounting of a plurality of sensors, in particular of sensors mounted in an engine system, comprising a controller configured for receiving signals from the plurality of sensors. The controller is configured to monitor a sequence and/or timing of the signals received from the sensors and to evaluate it with respect to a sequence and/or timing of a switching of a power supply to the sensors for checking the correct mounting of the sensors.

Abstract: A dynamic simulation test platform for ultra-high-speed evacuated tube magnetic levitation (maglev) transportation includes an evacuated tube having a transition section and a vacuum section, a vacuum maintaining system, a motor supporting platform, and a model train. One end of the evacuated tube is provided with a first isolation door, and the other end is closed. A second isolation door is provided inside the evacuated tube. The vacuum maintaining system is connected to the transition section and the vacuum section. The motor supporting platform is provided in the evacuated tube and extends outside the transition section. The motor supporting platform is provided with a stator winding and a permanent-magnet track. A mover and a cryogenic dewar are provided at a bottom of the model train. The cryogenic dewar is provided with a superconducting bulk. A test method using the test platform is further provided.

Abstract: A blowby gas treatment device includes a pressure control valve, a fresh air induction pipe, a first blowby gas pipe, a second blowby gas pipe, a shutoff valve, a one-way valve, and a PCV valve. A leak diagnosis includes a first-stage diagnosis to determine whether or not falling of a pressure in a crank case after closing of the shutoff valve under a non-supercharging condition is normal. A second-stage diagnosis is implemented by using an air fuel ratio feedback control, and determining whether or not a sensed intake air quantity obtained by an air flow meter is equal to an actual intake air quantity flowing into a cylinder set. When the sensed intake air quantity is equal to the actual intake air quantity, presence of an in-system leak is determined, and when the actual intake air quantity is larger, presence of an out-of-system leak is determined.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for detecting leaks or blockages of liquids or gases in a transporting network. In various embodiments, either a flow or a pressure detector is attached to the network, changes are sensed over time, and data about flow or pressure is sent to and from a controller. In alternative embodiments, static and dynamic states are identified to discover relatively small leaks or blockages, sometimes by emptying the network in whole or in part. In some embodiments, aggregate measurement data is processed to identify usage and performance features particular to the transporting network, which allows a continuous improvement in the measurement of leaks and flow direction. In some embodiments, one detector can measure changes in multiple paths of the transporting network. In some embodiments, corrective action is taken automatically, while in other embodiments human operators order corrective action.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to autonomously detect thermal anomalies. Disclosed examples include an example apparatus to detect engine anomalies comprising: at least one memory; instructions in the apparatus; and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to: control a plurality of infrared cameras to capture a baseline image set, the baseline image set including at least two thermal images; generate emissivity data based on the baseline image set; provide the baseline image set and the emissivity data to an artificial intelligence model, the artificial intelligence model to generate a reconstructed image set; determine a difference between the baseline image set and the reconstructed image set; and in response to the difference exceeding a threshold, generate an alert indicating detection of an engine anomaly.

Abstract: A leak detector is provided that is incorporated into the wheels of a moveable medical device and/or cart or cabinet therefor. By incorporating a leak detector into the wheels themselves of the movable medical device, the leak detector, despite movement of the medical device, is suitably located to locate leaks with respect to the medical device at all times and requires no additional setup. The leak detector can further be tested by and interface with the moveable medical device to ensure the leak detector is in working condition and provide a convenient interface for a user. Additionally, by using this technology on each of the multiple wheels of a moveable medical device, the detectable area may be bigger than a leak detector at only one location.

Abstract: Provided are a three-dimensional display device, a three-dimensional display method, and a program capable of notifying a user of an event having a causal relationship with a damage. The three-dimensional display device (10) includes a memory (16) that stores a three-dimensional model of a structure, a damage displayed in the three-dimensional model, and an event that has a causal relationship with the damage; a display unit (26); and a processor (20). In the three-dimensional display device (10), the processor (20) causes the display unit (26) to display the three-dimensional model, superimpose the damage on the three-dimensional model and display the damage, and display the event having the causal relationship with the damage.

Abstract: By appropriately registering a sound with an arbitrary length to be registered, erroneous determination is suppressed. A normal sound registration apparatus 1 extracts a feature amount with a fixed-length from a time-series acoustic signal with a variable arbitrary length. A frequency conversion unit 12 acquires a time-series frequency signal obtained by frequency-converting the time-series acoustic signal. A feature extraction unit 14 extracts a feature amount from the time-series acoustic signal. The feature extraction unit 14 is optimized to extract, from the time-series acoustic signal including at least a known normal sound and an unknown normal sound, a feature amount which reflects a feature of the unknown normal sound, and to extract, from the time-series acoustic signal including at least an anomalous sound and a normal sound, a feature amount which reflects a feature of the anomalous sound.

Abstract: A system, an instrument, a computer-implemented method, and a clinical workflow for mesodissection of biological specimens on tissue slides by incorporating annotations. An image of an annotated reference slide is acquired and transposed onto a plurality of serial samples on the tissue slides along with the corresponding annotations and metadata. The serial samples are milled based on the annotations, and the milled tissue is automatically collected along with a milling buffer solution inside milling tips, and then dispensed in designated collection vials. The instrument automates the filling of aqueous buffer inside the milling tips and the monitoring of the buffer solution and the sequential filling of the milling tips. The workflow provides an integrated interface that performs tissue annotation, alignment, dissection, tracking, and reporting on a single screen. The degree of precision, ease of use and repeatability will improve PCR and NGS test results, ultimately providing timely patient results.

Abstract: A pipetting device includes a portal frame. The portal frame is arranged with a bearing device for bearing a feed pump, a driving mechanism for driving the bearing device to move up and down, and a liquid suction and injection mechanism for sucking or injecting liquid by the feed pump. The bearing device includes a bearing plate with receiving grooves. The driving mechanism includes a first bracing plate connected to the bearing plate, and the frame is arranged with a first motor. The liquid suction and injection mechanism includes a second bracing plate. The first bracing plate is arranged with a second motor. The first motor and the second motor are connected to a PLC.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for collecting liquid comprising: collecting the liquid, by a pump body mechanism, into a cavity of a suction tube assembly; monitoring, by a liquid-level sensing mechanism, an amount of the liquid collected in the cavity; controlling, by the liquid-level sensing mechanism, a start and a stop of collecting the liquid in response to the amount of the liquid collected in the cavity; and cleaning the cavity by delivering, by the pump body mechanism, water into the cavity in response to the stop of collecting the liquid.

Abstract: A method for preparing a sample comprising a glycan includes: performing a lactonization reaction in which at least a part of sialic acids included in the glycan is lactonized; and performing an amidation reaction in which lactones of lactonized sialic acids are amidated through addition of an amidation reaction solution to the sample, the amidation reaction solution comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of ammonia, an amine, and a salt thereof that is reacted with the lactonized sialic acids.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for inactivating one or more enzymes in a biological sample.

Abstract: A multi-heat energy source core sample holder assembly for conducting experiment on a core sample includes a core sample holder, a flexible sleeve, and a multi-heat energy generation source arrangement. The core sample holder includes a cylindrical pressure chamber and a pair of disk-shaped flanges positioned along opposite ends of the cylindrical pressure chamber to accommodate at least one fluid injection port and at least one fluid discharge port. The flexible sleeve is arranged within and along the cylindrical pressure chamber to define one or more section(s) to hold the core sample. The energy generation source includes a wire member to be coiled along an internal wall of the flexible sleeve to be supplied with electric current in at least one of a Direct Current (DC) form to produce an electric resistance heating, or an Alternate Current (AC) form to produce an electromagnetic heating, singularly or in combination.

Abstract: A particle size distribution measurement device includes a cell holding body 31 that holds a measurement cell 2 containing a measurement sample and a dispersion medium and a reference cell 6 containing a reference sample and is rotated by a motor 322, and a cell discrimination mechanism 7 that discriminates the cells 2, 6 passing through a predetermined rotation position by using a magnetic force or electrostatic capacitance.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for predicting a lattice defect in a metal-organic framework (MOF) membrane. The method comprises acquiring a number n of a ligand during preparation of the MOF membrane, and acquiring a theoretical number m of connections formed between a core secondary building unit and a surrounding secondary building unit; setting a number of collisions of the ligand with the core secondary building unit and the surrounding secondary building unit; and calculating an expected value of a number of connections formed on lattices based on a collision probability, wherein the number of collisions is 1 or 2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for analyzing samples comprising spermatozoa, said method comprising the use of a flow-through counting compartment, wherein the time period between the end of loading and closing is carried out in a controlled and specified time period. The present invention further relates to a counting compartment or chamber suitable for said method and to a counting device comprising said counting compartment.

Abstract: The sample preparation apparatus includes a measurement unit configured to measure a sample containing particles acquired from a sample container and detect measurement target particles in the sample, a sample preparation unit capable of adjusting the concentration of measurement target particles in a sample acquired from a sample container and configured to prepare a measurement sample by mixing a sample and any of a plurality of types of particle detection reagents including a particle labeling substance, and a control unit for controlling the sample preparation unit so as to generate concentration information of the measurement target particles in the sample in the sample container based on the measurement data of the measurement unit and adjust the concentration of the measurement target particles in the sample acquired from the sample container according to the generated concentration information and the type of particle detection reagent used for preparing the measurement sample.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include methods for generating angularly deflected laser beams for irradiating a sample in a flow stream. Methods according to certain embodiments include generating a first set of angularly deflected laser beams and a second set of angularly deflected laser beams, propagating the first set of angularly deflected laser beams along a different optical path from the second set of angularly deflected laser beams, combining the first set of angularly deflected laser beams with the second set of angularly deflected laser beams and directing the combined sets of laser beams onto a sample in a flow stream and detecting light from the sample. Systems having a laser, an acousto-optic device and an optical adjustment component configured to generate a first set of angularly deflected laser beams and a second set of angularly deflected laser beams are also described.

Abstract: Provided is a method of evaluating electrode quality, which includes: providing a plurality of electrodes which include a current collector and an active material layer formed on the current collector and have not been roll-pressed; measuring a color coordinate value of the active material layer of each of the plurality of electrodes using an optical instrument and calculating an average value; and evaluating the electrodes as good products when a difference between the color coordinate value measured from the individual electrodes and the average value is no more than a predetermined value and as defective when the difference exceeds the predetermined value.

Abstract: A smoke detector includes: a casing; a first light emitting unit; a second light emitting unit; and a light receiving unit. A second scattering angle that is an angle between the reception axis of the light receiving unit and a second extension extending from an intersection of the second emission axis and the reception axis in a direction away from the second light emitting unit is larger than a first scattering angle that is an angle between the reception axis of the light receiving unit and a first extension extending from an intersection of the first emission axis and the reception axis in a direction away from the first light emitting unit.

Abstract: A biological sample detection device configured to acquire color information of an object of analysis without a deterioration in color extraction accuracy caused by incorrect extraction of color of a colored label and to measure the amount of liquid and determine the type of a sample, by analyzing the biological sample housed in a biological sample tube to which a colored label is attached, and determining whether or not a colored label is present on the biological sample tube; extracting the colored label determined to be present by the colored label presence determining process; removing the colored label from the color image and extracting a detection object region in the biological sample; and analyzing to acquire color information of the detection object region and analyze the liquid amount and the type of the biological sample.

Abstract: A seamless fumed silica monolithic integrating cavity device tailored to analyzing a flowed sample. The device is configured to facilitate optical measurements taken from a sample flowed through a cavity of the device. The cavity is defined by a fumed silica monolith with the added feature of a fused quartz lining on the surface of the monolith. This provides an intermediate surface that allows for cleaning and reuse of the highly effective diffuse light scattering fumed silica monolith. The lining may be placed under pressure or vacuum to structurally enhance mechanical integrity of the underlying monolith. Thus, continued or reliably repeated use of the device may be appreciated as well as use in more industrial environments that are prone to vibration. Additionally, while well suited for flow-based sample analysis, a valve of the cavity may be utilized for holding a sample in a temporarily static state for measurement.

Abstract: An electronic device may include an optical sensor configured to emit a reference light to a reference object and detect the reference light reflected from the reference object during calibration, and emit a measurement light to a target object and detect the measurement light reflected from the target object during a measurement; and a processor configured to perform the calibration of the optical sensor while the electronic device is disposed to oppose or in contact with the reference object by controlling the optical sensor to emit and detect the reference light, and estimate bio-information based on a light quantity of the measurement light that is reflected from the target object by the optical sensor, and a light quantity of the reference light reflected from the reference object.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a combined oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen joint determination device and method based on thermal conductivity-infrared technique. In the device, a melting and extraction system comprises a carrier gas introduction pipeline, a chamber valve, an impulse furnace and a dust filter; an analytical gas transmission system comprises a flush valve, a bypass valve, a mass flowmeter and a first switching valve; a signal detection system comprises an infrared cell, an analysis purification reagent tube and a thermal conductivity cell; and a signal analysis system comprises a controller and a processor. The present invention realizes different joint determination modes by switching different gas paths, which can meet different determination requirements of different users.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for THz measuring a measurement object (3), including at least the following steps: phase or a pre-measurement, in which e.g.

Abstract: A system for non-invasively measuring an analyte in a vehicle driver and controlling a vehicle based on a measurement of the analyte. At least one solid-state light source is configured to emit different wavelengths of light. A sample device is configured to introduce the light emitted by the at least one solid-state light source into tissue of the vehicle driver. One or more optical detectors are configured to detect a portion of the light that is not absorbed by the tissue of the vehicle driver. A controller is configured to calculate a measurement of the analyte in the tissue of the vehicle driver based on the light detected by the one or more optical detectors, determine whether the measurement of the analyte in the tissue of the vehicle driver exceeds a pre-determined value, and provide a signal to a device configured to control the vehicle.

Abstract: A measurement system configured to examine a sample. The system comprises an internally reflective element, a contact member, an actuator, an optical assembly, a sensor, and a controller. The contact member and the reflective element are configured to apply a force to the sample. The optical assembly is configured to scan the sample. Whereby prior to the scan, an initial force is applied to the sample, and after the scan, a resulting force is applied to the sample. The sensor is configured to detect the resulting force applied to the sample, and the controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensor indicative of the detected resulting force. The controller is further configured to control the actuator to adjust the force applied to the sample by the contact member and the internally reflective element from the resulting force to the initial force.

Abstract: A hand-held or portable SPR device focuses light at two or more positions on a noble metal sensor surface, functionalized to enable detection of different SPR curves and their respective minima. The detection is accomplished substantially simultaneously by obtaining SPR signals contemporaneously from the different locations on the sensor surface, on the same sensor. The SPR device may incorporate multiple light sources or a single light source with a beam that is shifted by deflectors in seriatim to focus on different positions on along the functionalized sensor surface. To control wettability of the sensor surface (to augment multiplexing), the sensor surface may include i) the addition of surface assembled monolayers (SAMs) and ii) surface bombardment by gaseous plasmas, most notably O2.

Abstract: Methods and systems for time-domain and wavelength domain resolved multiplexed time-resolved fluorescence of a sample having at least one of a first fluorescent label bound to a first analyte and a second fluorescent label bound to a second analyte. The sample also includes a third fluorescent label bound to a third analyte and a fourth fluorescent label bound to a fourth analyte. The first and second fluorescent labels emit wavelengths having a first and second lifetime. The third fluorescent label comprises an upconverting phosphor (UCP) emitting at a wavelength having a third lifetime, and the fourth fluorescent label comprises an infrared dye emitting at wavelength having a fourth lifetime. The methods and systems measure as a function of time intensities of at least one of more of the first, second, third, and fourth fluorescent labels.

Abstract: A fluorescence observation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a stage, an excitation section, and a spectroscopic imaging section. The stage is capable of supporting a fluorescently stained pathological specimen. The excitation section irradiates the pathological specimen on the stage with a plurality of line illuminations of different wavelengths, the plurality of line illuminations being a plurality of line illuminations situated on different axes and parallel to a certain-axis direction. The spectroscopic imaging section includes at least one imaging device capable of separately receiving pieces of fluorescence respectively excited with the plurality of line illuminations.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for use with feces of a subject that are disposed within a toilet bowl. One or more light sensors receive light from the toilet bowl, while the feces are disposed within the toilet bowl. A computer processor detects a set of three or more spectral components that have a characteristic relationship with each other in a light spectrum of bile, by analyzing the received light, and detects a presence of bile within the feces, in response to detecting the set of three or more spectral components. The computer processor generates an output in response thereto. Other applications are also described.

Abstract: A method for measuring a composition of a biological sample is disclosed. A stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) image of the biological sample is received. The effect of light scattering in the received SRS image is computationally removed. An absolute concentration of total protein, total lipid, and/or water from the biological sample is determined.

Abstract: A sample rotating rack and a Raman spectrum detector are provided. The sample rotating rack comprises a rotating body and a plurality of sample carriers provided thereon, distributed around the circumference of the rotating body and able to be irradiated by light rays at the periphery of the rotating body. The Raman spectrum detector comprises a laser, a spectrum analyzer, a Raman probe, a rotating table and a sample rotating rack; the sample rotating rack is arranged on the rotating table, the Raman probe is arranged at the periphery of the sample rotating rack, and the Raman probe is electrically connected to the laser and the spectrum analyzer respectively; and the laser is used for emitting excitation light by means of the Raman probe, and the Raman probe can receive Raman scattered light and return same to the spectrum analyzer.

Abstract: We describe a detection module useful with an apparatus and/or system for conducting luminescence assays, and a kit, a system, an apparatus, and a method incorporating the detection module.

Abstract: An optochemical sensor for determining a measurement signal, which correlates with a concentration of an analyte of a measuring fluid, comprises: a sensor cap including a sensor spot, wherein the sensor spot contains at least one analyte-sensitive indicator dye and a state description indicator which reflects the aging state of the sensor spot; a radiation source to radiate excitation radiation onto the sensor spot and to excite a luminescence of the indicator dye; a radiation receiver to receive reception radiation emitted by the sensor spot; and a sensor circuit electrically connected to the radiation source and the radiation receiver and configured to control the radiation source and to generate, based on an intensity of luminescence and/or a phase angle of luminescence, a measurement signal representing the concentration of the analyte in the measuring fluid in contact with the sensor spot.

Abstract: Devices and methods for characterization and control of biopolymers and synthetic polymers during manufacturing. The device may include a body defining a fluid flow path. The body may be configured to receive a process flow liquid such that the process flow liquid may flow through an interior portion of the body. The body may also include a plurality of detectors inserted into said body, each of the plurality of detectors configured to monitor one or more process characteristics.

Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting transparent cylindrical containers containing transparent or semi-transparent viscous or gel products, comprising a support and/or gripping device for a cylindrical container suitable for supporting and making it rotate about a vertical rotation axis, a video camera that captures images of a window of a side wall of the cylindrical container, a lighting device placed opposite the video camera with respect to the cylindrical container, a control unit that controls the rotation of the cylindrical container at constant angular speed about the vertical rotation axis and controls the activation of the video camera to acquire ‘n’ images of said window for ‘n’ regular angular intervals, identify points of said images which may be catalogued as impurities, and classify whether the impurity identified is external to the container.

Abstract: A foreign matter inspection system that is less likely to misidentify a crack as a foreign matter during an image inspection in which a vibration is applied to a powder contained in a bag-like container. The foreign matter inspection system includes a vibration device configured to apply a vibration to a container, a photography device configured to optically photograph the inside of the container through a transparent area, and a determination device configured to determine whether a foreign matter is present inside the container based on an image of the container photographed by the photography device. The vibration device alternately applies weak vibrations W and strong vibrations S to the container. The determination device determines whether the foreign matter is present inside the container based on the image of the container photographed by the photography device when the vibration device applies the weak vibrations W.

Abstract: A semiconductor device inspection method includes: performing a first inspection irradiation on at least one portion in an area to be inspected; outputting first information indicating presence or absence of a defective portion in an entire of the area to be inspected, based on the first inspection irradiation; when it is determined that a second inspection irradiation is to be performed, performing the inspection irradiation on at least one portion in the area to be inspected of the semiconductor device to which the test signal is being input, the portion of the second inspection irradiation is different from the portion of the first inspection irradiation; and outputting second information indicating presence or absence of a defective portion in the entire of the area to be inspected, based on the second inspection irradiation.

Abstract: A wafer processing system and a rework method thereof are provided. An image capture device captures an image of a wafer to generate a captured image. A control device detects a defect pattern in the captured image, calculates a target removal thickness according to distribution of contrast values of the defect pattern, and controls a processing device to perform processing on the wafer according to the target removal thickness.

Abstract: An inspection system (1) includes: a probe (12) that is hollow, extends in a rod shape along a center axis (11), and rotates around the center axis; an optical system (30) that, through the probe, supplies laser light for inspection purposes along the center axis and receives reflected light from a surface of an inspection target that has returned along the center axis; an optical element (50) that, through an opening at a front end of the probe, emits the laser light for inspection purposes toward the inspection target with respect to the center axis and guides the reflected light in the direction of the center axis; and a gas supplying system (80) that discharges gas (89) from the opening through the probe.

Abstract: An inspection device includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire images obtained by imaging, under at least two illumination conditions with different brightness, solder normally printed on a substrate, and an image processing unit configured to specify a shape of the solder based on a difference in brightness between the images acquired by the image acquisition unit, and generate, based on the shape of the solder, inspection data used for inspecting a state of the solder printed on the substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a determination method, an elimination method and an apparatus for an electron microscope aberration. The determination method comprises: training a neural network for image recognition using a plurality of electron microscope simulation images to obtain an electron microscope image recognition model; recognizing an electron microscope image of an experimental sample using the electron microscope image recognition model to obtain the electron microscope simulation image corresponding to the electron microscope image of the experimental sample; and obtaining the corresponding set aberration as an imaging aberration of the electron microscope image of the experimental sample according to the electron microscope simulation image corresponding to the electron microscope image of the experimental sample.